Yvonne Buckley
17 results

The delicate balance of our 40 shades of green grasses
- Science
- January 28, 2021, 06:00
When you run your hands through the grasses in a meadow you can feel, see and smell the different species. Sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) (...)

50 people to watch in 2021: The best young talent in Ireland
- People
- January 2, 2021, 06:15
The hottest young talent set to make waves in the worlds of politics, fashion, food, sport, activism, art, film and TV, sustainability, entrepreneu(...)

Variety is the spice of life: understanding how plants reproduce
- Science
- December 24, 2020, 06:01
You find out the hard way that buying a holly sapling for your garden is a game of Christmas Russian roulette. There is a 50 per cent chance of gettin(...)

An evolving situation: How humans force plants and animals to change
- Science
- November 26, 2020, 01:00
Charles Darwin was obsessed with pigeons. To be fair, he was also obsessed with barnacles, earthworms and plants that move and climb about. But pigeon(...)

Using nature to capture carbon must be recognised fully in Climate Bill - committee told
- Environment
- October 29, 2020, 19:31
Protecting biodiversity and deploying nature-based solutions could help achieve global and national carbon emissions reduction targets, and “keep our (...)

The annual show of autumn colours is chemistry laid bare
- Science
- October 22, 2020, 01:00
This year more than ever there is a sense that we are facing into a long and bleak winter. Before we get there though nature has a treat in store – th(...)

Producing the golden eggs of the bioeconomy
- Science
- September 24, 2020, 06:00
The planet’s stocks of biodiversity, the mind-boggling variety of animal and plant life in the world, is like a huge vault or library of new potential(...)

The ultimate restoration project: Rescuing ecosystems for a diversity of users
- Science
- August 27, 2020, 06:00
Restoration – the word brings to mind glossy dark-wood furniture or big old Georgian manor houses. The antique chair may no longer perform the functio(...)

Why we should not be gambling with biodiversity
- Science
- June 25, 2020, 01:00
The warm days of summer, when we have them, are filled with the sounds of bees humming away in flowering bushes and the sweet smell of meadow grass. F(...)

Room with a view – bringing nature home
- Science
- April 23, 2020, 01:00
Prior to the Covid-19 restrictions we were free to roam at will, and could find walking, running or cycling routes as far away as our resources, trans(...)